Biluo Village is different from ordinary mountain fortresses. A wooden wall was built within a hundred feet from the foot of the mountain, surrounding most of the hillside. It was like a big village. At this time, the entire wooden wall was on fire. The flames are dozens of feet high. No wonder the rising black smoke can be seen from twenty miles away.
"There is an army and horse team blocking the road ahead. There are about three hundred people riding on the stone boss. What should we do?" Li Hu galloped back from the front and shouted loudly. He was riding the yellow gelding that he snatched from Yu Jue that day. It was the best among all the mounts. Pi Ben was at the front of the team and was responsible for opening the way.
Chu Yiyi said: "We have been driving passers-by for two days and two nights. We are so tired that our horses are exhausted..." [
Before she could even finish her words, she heard Hua Bushi shouting in a deep voice: "Pass my order and charge forward with all your strength to annihilate the army and cavalry without leaving any survivors."
Everyone was exhausted after traveling for days, and there were 300 cavalrymen on the other side, more than the Pili camp. Under such circumstances, it was not suitable for fighting. Of course, Hua Bushi knew that, but when he saw the Biluo village burning with fire, it was obvious that it had been breached by the army. The life and death of tens of thousands of refugees in the village are uncertain, not to mention what is happening to little Ningning's family. The young master is so impatient that he just wants to rush to the village immediately and he doesn't care much anymore.
Ximen Tong raised the reins, rode his horse out and shouted sternly: "All the disciples of Pili camp have one flag, two flags and three flags to form a wedge formation with four flags and five flags to protect the two wings. Listen to my order and charge to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. No officer is allowed to let go."
"Destroy the enemy in one fell swoop and don't let anyone go!" Two hundred disciples shouted in unison
After all, the Pili Battalion is an elite war department that has undergone rigorous training. Although they were tired at this time, they all cheered up under Ximen Tong's order. In just a moment, they formed an attack formation.
This was the first battle of the Pili Battalion. From the Hunan border to the Henan border, Hua Bushi never really used the power of this war department. Although it almost took action several times when passing the Port Bridge and attacking Huaiqing City, it was still avoided at the last moment. There was a head-on conflict with the imperial officers and soldiers, but they didn't expect that today's first battle would come so suddenly. After all, the Pili camp would inevitably have to fight with the imperial cavalry.
The men and horses of the "Evil Dog Gate" galloped to the three hundred officers and soldiers on the opposite side. They had just discovered it, but they immediately realized that they were coming. They began to adjust their formations to meet the enemy. Although the movements of these cavalry were slightly slower than those of the Perak Camp, they were still very responsive. He quickly got into a fighting stance
When the Pili Battalion charged at full speed, the officers, soldiers and cavalry were already lined up and charging straight over with shouts. The horses on both sides were not too slow. They were facing each other. In the blink of an eye, the two armies were less than a hundred feet apart.
This was an encounter for which both sides were unprepared. Although the Pili Battalion was not in the best condition due to fatigue from the journey, the cavalry on the opposite side also did not realize that there would be such a battle. Zuo Liangyu received the news of the 36th Battalion Rebels. It was impossible for Huaiqing City, whose main force was hundreds of miles away, to return reinforcements so quickly. The reason why he sent this cavalry team to guard the mountain road to the east of Biluo Mountain was just as a precaution.
These three hundred officers and soldiers are all heavy cavalry wearing armor. The weapons in their hands are large halberds that are about ten feet long. However, the Pili camp is all dressed in the same color. Although they have sabers on their shoulders, they don't even wear leather armor. Can be regarded as light cavalry
In the cavalry hedging on the battlefield, apart from the quality of the mounts, it is common sense that the side with thicker armor and longer spears will have the advantage. However, the current result is completely wrong. Otherwise, the cavalry of both sides rushed close to within fifty feet, only to hear a dense explosion like an explosion. There was a bean-like sound, white smoke was flying, tongues of fire were flashing wildly, but it was the muskets from the Perak Camp that were fired.
It is not easy to fire a musket while galloping at full speed, and it is even more difficult to get it accurately. However, when the disciples of Pili camp were training in Wuyang City, shooting on horseback was one of the most important contents. And the current charge formation of the official cavalry is very Even if the shooting is not very accurate, it may hit the target nearby randomly.
After a row of gunshots, the thirty or forty horsemen in front of the army's cavalry had fallen off their horses one after another. More than a dozen horses stumbled and fell.
The damage to the three hundred, thirty or forty heavy cavalry of the officers and soldiers was not a big deal at all. However, when they were charging with all their strength, the dozens of cavalry at the front suddenly fell to the ground. As soon as they came up, many people and horses bumped into each other and fell into a ball.
By the time the cavalry in the rear row stopped in a hurry, the originally neat charge formation had turned into chaos.
The power of the cavalry is that once the horse-powered charge loses its mobility, it is equivalent to losing more than half of its combat power. The army's cavalry stopped and the two hundred cavalry from the Perak Battalion were already rushing towards them like sharp blades, slicing past the flank of the army. Immediately, more than thirty officers and soldiers were cut down.
"One flag, two flags, three flags, turn around and kill four flags and five flags. Don't let anyone go before and after the roundabout." Ximen Tong used his inner strength to shout out the order, which everyone could hear clearly even in the noisy army.
This loud shout also reached the ears of a seventh-grade commander, the commander of this army.
If he had heard the other party yelling "Don't let anyone go" just a moment ago, he would have thought it was a big joke. These heavy cavalry under his command are all elite men stationed in the capital. In terms of mounts, armor and weapons, they are all in the Ming Dynasty. The imperial cavalry was also the first-class choice among the imperial army. He thought that it would not be easy to deal with hundreds of rebel grass bandits.[
Unexpectedly, he lost 20 to 30% of his well-trained formations before he even got close to them. Only then did he realize that the combat power of these knights on the other side was beyond the ability of his cavalry to withstand them. At this time, he heard the other side shout "No!" Let one go." Not only could he not laugh, he even felt like crying.
At this moment, I saw a yellow gelding horse galloping close to me like lightning. On the horse's back was a fierce man in yellow clothes with a messy hood, holding a broad sword. I couldn't resist the cold light everywhere. I felt that the world was spinning in front of my eyes, and then I lost consciousness.
The fierce man in yellow was none other than Li Hu. He galloped past with his horse and cut off the enemy general's neck with his sword. The head of Dutong rolled in the air and flew up to the ground after about ten feet.
The commander-in-chief, a dead officer, and the cavalry lost their command. The soldiers huddled together in even greater panic and confusion.
The sharp sound of the blade cutting through the armor, the sound of being cut into, the tragic screams of the knight being injured and falling from his horse are all intertwined in one place.
The 200 elite cavalrymen of the Pili Camp were divided into five teams. Three of them circled around the officers and attacked like razors, constantly cutting across the edge. Each impact could kill dozens of officers and soldiers, while the other two teams circled around to intercept them. The fleeing skirmishers kept firing muskets at the surrounded officers and soldiers.
This kind of formation and tactics had been practiced several times by the Pili Battalion in Wuyang. They were very skilled at it, and now the officers and soldiers surrounded have completely lost their ability to resist.
After half a stick of incense, the war was over. All three hundred officers and heavy horsemen were wiped out at the cost of less than ten men. The disciples of the Perak camp chased and suppressed the fleeing skirmishers, and as expected, one officer escaped.
Seeing the Pili Camp's first battle victory, Hua Bushi's face showed a hint of joy. He waved his hand and shouted: "Li Hu, Ah Tong, you guys, clear the way and rush up Biluo Mountain together."
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※
After annihilating three hundred officers and cavalry, there were officers and soldiers in front to stop everyone. They rushed to the mountain, only to see that the inside and outside of Biluo Village was already a sea of flames.
The fire has obviously been burning for a long time. The troops here must have been evacuated. It is impossible for anyone to survive in the stronghold after such a fire.
Li Hu and Ximen Tong commanded the disciples from Pili Camp to chop down several thick logs and create a gap in the burning wall. As soon as the gap appeared, Yang Jiangyi rushed in immediately.
It was risky to rush into the stronghold at this time, but Hua Bushi rode his horse to follow without hesitation. Seeing the master entering, Li Hu and Ximen Tong were still lagging behind, and the disciples from the Pili camp also followed closely.
Flames can be seen everywhere in the village, but they are much smaller than those on the outer walls. This is because there were only some small houses built in the middle of the village. Now they are basically burned out.
Hua Bushi was not a timid person, but what he saw when he rode through the gap in the wall made his heart tremble and his hair stand on end.
Just a month ago, when the young master first arrived at Biluo Village, what he saw was a prosperous scene. The entire village was a huge village. All the villagers living here lived and worked in peace and happiness. However, now this village was once like a paradise.
The Biluo Village has turned into a hell on earth.
There is already a complete building in the village. A disgusting smell permeates the air. There are fallen corpses, scattered limbs, dried blood and broken walls with black smoke everywhere.
This is not a battlefield but a slaughterhouse because most of the people who fell here were unarmed refugees.
Many corpses in the ruins of houses beside the ditch on the road were burned to a blackened state. The disgusting smell came from these charred bodies. Although they had lost their lives, the expressions of fear and despair before death were still there.
Still lingering on their faces is unbearable to look at
Hua Bushi could hardly breathe for several days. He had been worried and anxious for several days, but in the end it was still a step too late. All he could see was a brutal killing. He could no longer tell whether it was anger or sadness in his heart. He only felt a tightness in his chest and head.
He was so groggy that he swayed a few times and was about to fall off the horse.